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Cholesterol, total

CYP7A1 · rs2081687

What each result means

C/C Published research associates this genotype with typical/baseline likelihood of Cholesterol, total — no copies of the reported risk allele.
C/T Published research associates this genotype (one copy of the reported risk allele) with an intermediate association with Cholesterol, total.
T/T Published research associates this genotype (two copies of the reported risk allele) with a higher likelihood of Cholesterol, total compared to the general population.
Source

What people read about alongside this

Papers in Europe PMC whose title or abstract names both this rsID and that subject. A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together — it is not a claim that this position explains the subject.

Questions about rs2081687

What is rs2081687?

rs2081687 is a single position in the genome, in or near the CYP7A1 gene. Published research associates it with cholesterol, total. A single variant does not decide an outcome — it shifts a probability, and for most common variants the shift is small.

What do people read about alongside rs2081687?

Subjects that appear in the title or abstract of the same papers as this rsID include cholesterol and blood fats (3 papers), blood sugar and insulin (1 papers), heart and circulation (1 papers). A shared paper means somebody wrote about the two together; it is not a claim that this position explains the topic.

Does having rs2081687 mean I will get this?

No. Common variants like this one move a probability slightly and, on their own, rarely decide anything about one person. Nothing on this page is a diagnosis, and health decisions should be made with a clinician who can see your whole picture.

Where does the information about rs2081687 come from?

GWAS Catalog, Nat Genet 2013, PMID:24097068. Every variant on MyGeneLog comes from public primary sources and is published with its citation and the date it was checked.

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